Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-05
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OYSTER KEOEEsEYs-C0RNNBaL AUsH-oKANGE
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giycerfns n j. said - N very readily absorbed
SMALL TABLES upholstered in cloth or plush,
f,.e-l with herIlle Cress,entS are fitting reposi-
toritss for bringing the strong points OF mar
DIe alibaa~ter and terra Gotta statuettes.
COsCH SHELLS cut in ayariety OF beautiful shapes
an; decorated ia oil colorS make very lovely re-
ceptcIes ITifles; the cOne-Shape interior deco
Taied wish landscape serves rs a paper weight
NACEENE LACE, which once adorned the parior
mantel, has been banished TO some cosy bedroom.
where It Il In better Keeping with the pretty
dTaped toilet table, with It's bright ribbons TO cor
respond
SCLT&SA CAKE.-Beat six ounces of butter and
one plat OF sited sugar until very light; add yelks
OF SIX eggs well BEATEN one te3spo0nful OF vanilla,
one Fill OF milk, and half pintS OF -four and
one teaSpo'niul OF baking powder.
House PAINTING done during the autumn or
early winter Is much more durable than that done
carter in the season. The painter too, is not then
around.
To RETAIN Sr4RCH.-Aftcr clothes are sfarched
In the usual manner pass them through bath OF
chloride OF zinc heated 20 about 80 degrees. The
starch will be held through several successive
washinCs. and will suffer no change by being ex-
posed to the dew or rain.
NACARO0SS--One pound of sweet almonds
blanched and beaten TO paste; mix with them
one and quarter pounds OF powdered sugar, the
grated rird OF two lemons and the whites OF six
eggs. Drop on buttered paper and bake a light
brown in moderate oven
MUFFISs--CTcam together one cupfUl OF butter
and one cupful OF sugar; add three eggs and one
pint OF milk, stirring wei; then add quart OF
wheat -four, with two teaSpConfulS OF baking pow
der and one cUpiui Of yellow Indian meal. Bake
In maf1n rings in a hot oven.
CLEANING GOLD JEwELRY.-Any gold tewelTy
that an immersion in water Will not iniure can be
beautifully cleaned by shaking IL well in a bottle
heariy bali iuli OF warm sodpSud>, To which
little prepared chalk has been added and after
ward rinoinS IA clear, cold water, and Wip1ng 1t
dry.
CORS.,z.r NrSu-PUf into your kettle nearly as
much wafer as you wish OF mush; when IL bOilS
SUR in the meal evenly until thin muSh is formed.
Let Is cook slowly for almost or quite an hour;
longer IL should he cooked serve with cream and
sugar or with maple strip.
ONE OF THE VERY BEST PLANTS for winter bloom
Ing in the house is the Chinese primrose. The
most desirable variety is the double white. The
flowers are borne in clusters and are very durable.
one stalk OF bloom lasts long time. The foliage
il fern-lke il character, OF rich. dark green and
spreads out well over the top OF the pot, thus dis
playing the white flowers that are borne above II
10 the best advantage possible.
LAYER CAkE.-MiX one cup OF sugar with piece
0f butter the size OF an egg, one cup OF milk,
weIl-beaten egg and enough -four TO make rather
Stir batter. sitting one heaping teaspOOnful OF
baking powder with the flour. Bake in three pans
and Tor the filling mix one cup OF sugar with the
Juice and grated rind OF a lemon. three teaspoon
IuS OF corn starch mixed with q little water and
cup OF hot water. Boil until thick and spread on
the cakes
DINNER TABLE DECORATIONS are an ever-yarying
source OF change, and much taste and thought
bestowed on the arrangement OF the table and its
acceSSOreS A good decoration is form Of artif1-
Ctal Ice OF any design desired, imbedded in which
are Iresh-cuJ natural flowers frozen in the ice.
cenJer-pece ordered fO- recent dinner was in the
rough form % a floating iceberg. into which
frozen Ii France and JlGueminot roses with stems
and leaves, not maSSed together but scattered
through il IN graceful negligence. A more attrac-
tive bit or decoration could not be imagined
THE CRAZE FOE PAPER FLOWERS still continues
Hyacinths can be most wonderfully realized in
paper, and sprays OF them in different eolorS
grouped with ARTIFICIAL leaves of their kind make a
in fancy flower pots they be made to look as
natural the S~eet-Scented blooms: real look
ing the beautiful creatures that fit about sip
ping sweets from the 10wers can the paper butter
ny be made: the paper the light tissue hind used
Tor roses; the Sp0tting, marbling, ETC. can be easily
done with crayolS-
CELERY SoUP.-Take one head of celery and
boil it in pint OF water until soft; it will re-
quire from half to three-guarters OF an hour
When done mash the celery in the water in which
IL was boiled Boil halt a small onion in pint of
milk with a small piece OF mace add teaSpOOnfuI
OF hour mixed smoothly with two tablespoonful
OF cold milk 10 the boiling milk and boil for ten
q tablespoonful Of butter and salt and pepper to
taste; strain and serve \ cupful OF whipped
poured into the SOUP after it is in the tureen
IS a great improvement.
LENTn SoUP.-WaSh quantity OF lentfls in cold
water. Put them into a saucepan with plenty of
fresh cod water. two onions stuck with cloves
and a blade Of mace and bay leaf tied together
Let them boil until done adding AT intervals small
quantities Of cold water. strain of The water
and pass the lentflS through 4 sieve Dilute them
with veCeta bic stock or with the linuor i'm which
they were boiled TO the consistency of a pllree
Make II quite hot, add pa. OF fresh butter and
the rs OF Two eggs, beaten up with little water
and strained Serve with a Sippets CT bread fried
IN butter.
OYSTER KReNEsKYs.-Parboil dozen oysters in
their own liquor. remove their boards strain the
liquor and cut up the oysters into small dice melt
piece Of butter in saucepan, stir in pinch OF
hour add me oyster liquor and the minced Oys-
tsrs salt and pepper 10 taste. little grated nut
meg and pinch or two OF chopped parsley: take
the saucepan OF the fire and stir in the yeIk OF one
e=yg with The juice OF half a lemon. When the
mixture i cutie cold divce It into twelve portions
CfIt some slices OF parE<ied Fat bacon Is thin as
possible 10 the ize 81 nd half inches BY two
ana hall iEc1e>. and wrap each PORTION tightly
IN Tieye o. bacon. When they are ali done din
tem IN batter and fry them in plenty OF hot Lard
u light brown color Drain well from fat In
ir"nt OF The fire and serve with fried parsley.
WHrrEgAIT.-Drain the ftsh from water lay 1T on
ctOth, sprinkle -four On IL, double up the cloth
and shake 1t about from side SIDE until the fish
Is We'll covered with -four; transfer it TO a FRYING
basket; sBslAe Il gently 10 get rid Of the SUPER
nGe'ls -four; have painful OF boiling lard Try it
WIKI a small piece OF bread; il the LAT Kisses
sharply and TIE bread coors at once the fal is hot
enough; plunge the basket into IL and never cease
shaking Until the whitehall Is cooked two or three
minutes; turn the tSf on = napkin In fr,)nt of
The Ere. and sprinkle IL freely with salt at the
the TINE OF serving IL Is good plan when pr-ac
tIr@ele 10 have TWO pans of boiling fat and when
the whitehall has bTen cooked IN The one 10 take t
out, drain IT, and plunge IL for a second or two in
TIE 0Iner pan, the TAT in which should be boiling
hot
BAKED Hts.-The ham should be small. from
nine 20 eleven pounds. Let it simmer in q large
FOS hall hour for every pound, with an addi-
toHal haI hour for good allow dnce skim occa-
Siofiily, and &Gd Upper OF cold water when
ntFtied After removing from the stove allow ft to
COOL IN The water Before you retire or in The
morning pun or the skin Pull or cut out the
bone about an hour before dinner. and put in its
pace ssuihng made OF dry bread, seasoned with
SAT-, sage ana thyme Then cover the ham after
tle most OF the lat has been cut or with the
biacktSt Kind OF brown sugar half an inch thick
dnd put IL III the oven for half an hour baSting
with sugar as IL runs OF. The oven mustn't be TOO
not or the sugar viii burn IL 1T is done right
the nam VIII LOOK as ii 1t had a thick chocolate
1TOSlIng.
ORANGE MARrALADE.-SEce the oranges very thin
ana take out all the pips; weigh them and TO
every pound add three pintS OF cold spring water:
leaFe them sleeping in the water for forty-eiebt
4OuiS Iheh put ali in preserving pan and boil TIL
II gets rather thick SAY about three hours before
y on add TIE sugar. then weigh il again and IN
every pound add one pound lump SUGAR and botl
TIL III becomes clear and 1eliies. Let there be AN
tquai Wti2ht o. loaf sugar and OF seville oranges
and 10 every dozen oranges allow one pint OF water
TAKE the rlnd Carefully OF the oranges In halves
aad oOil III IN water until tender changing the
water once or twice 70 take OF some OF The. bitter
mes Cut IL lnto thin strips about an inch long,
ana lay III ASIDE. Make strip with the sugar and
water, ana Doll X VEL. taking OF the scum IN